The 34-year-old made the announcement last week that he would be running down the remainder of his deal with Liverpool before moving on at the end of the season and Sky Sports have confirmed quotes from Arena stating Gerrard will move to join the California side in July.

Gerrard has reportedly penned a contract worth about £6m across the full term of the deal, making him one of the highest earners in Major League Soccer.

He will initially join on an 18-month deal, though that could be extended if he is able to prove that he is still capable of leading a team to victory.

The Galaxy have moved quickly to snap him up after losing Landon Donovan to retirement at the end of the most recent MLS campaign, which ended in December.

But he will link up with former Liverpool teammate Robbie Keane, who is still scoring freely on the west coast despite his own advancing years.